Francisco Xavier Sanchez (1736-1807) of Saint Augustine is an important figure in the early European settlement of Florida. He had many children and this blog is open to discussing the history, genealogy, and tales of him, his descendants and their families.

Friday, August 9, 2013

Cousin Earl Sanchez of Plant City and his wife, Debi Smith Sanchez, had a unique encounter with some of the Cuban Sanchez descendants when they visited Tolomato Cemetery in Saint Augustine seeking the grave of Francisco Xavier Sanchez.
Here a link to the story of the chance encounter as told in the Tolomato Cemetery blog:Tolomato Cemetery Times

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James R. Sanchez (1806-1872) is one of Francisco X. Sanchez' nephews. His family was into the Sanchez Fleet business. There is a 1.2 cu.ft in the Younge Florida History Library at UF in Gainesville containing 99% correspondence to his son Edward Carrington Francis Sanchez from his brothers about the business.

BTW the only other item in the box besides Edward's mail is a receipt for George Washington Sanchez sale of one of his (Seminole War) Bounty Land certificates.